Modern Foreign Languages Accommodation - A Design
Guide

Building Bulletin 92

This bulletin deals with the design, setting up and running of a
building project for MFLs in a secondary school. It covers a broad range of
issues, from furniture and equipment to new building work. It provides guidance
for all those involved in a building project, from the teaching staff to the
design consultants.

The bulletin is divided up into 5 sections:

Section 1 - The MFL suite outlines the range of spaces in a
typical MFL suite and describes how to calculate the numbers of timetabied
spaces required. It gives guidance on planning the suite

Section 2 - Gives guidance in more detail on the teaching and
non-teaching spaces that might be found in the MFL suite. Shows typical
furniture layouts.

Section 3 - describes typical MFL equipment and how it can be
used most effectively. Gives guidance on choosing and using furniture.

Section 4 - Outlines the process of setting up and implementing
a building project, from briefing to on-site construction. This section is
especially useful to school governors and teachers who have no knowledge or
experience of the procedure.

Section 5 - Case studies - 4 in total, show the issues covered
in the rest of the document applied to real school projects, This section is
likely to be of interest to all readers.